What are Asias Goals in the Asian Century?

Jakarta, November 27, 2015

PROGRAMME

09:00-10:00

Registration, welcome coffee

10:00-10:15

Opening Remarks

10:15-12:00

Andrei Bystritsky, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for

Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club
Rahimah Abdulrahim, Executive Director of the Habibie Center

Session 1. Asias socio-economic profile: from quality to quantity

Is there an Asian development model? Can the Asian economy meet the
growing demands of the consumer class? How do the strategies of
countries in the region differ from each other, and can they be harmonized
at the regional level? What do the various pivots to Asia offer the region
itself? What would be an optimal from Asias perspective global
interdependence model?

12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:00-15:00

Session 2. Security risks and neutralization strategies

What threats and conflicts are the most relevant for the region today?
What is the cause of the general rise of nationalism in the region and what
are the possible implications for Asia? What can be done to ease
tensions? Is it possible to stop the creeping shift of the center of global
confrontation from the Euro-Atlantic and the Middle East to the Asia Pacific
region? What role do foreign forces play, stabilizing or destabilizing?

15:00-15:30

Coffee break

15:30-17:30

Session 3. Asia for Russia and Russia for Asia

What is Asias perception of Russia? What should be done to overcome
the European stigma that colors perceptions of Russia in the region?
What forms of Russian involvement in regional affairs will Asian countries
favour? Can Russia offer an alternative to the choice between China and
the US that the majority of Asian countries are facing?

17:30-19:00

Press cocktail

19:00-21:00

Dinner